Emirates To Launch Non-Stop Flights To Los Angeles & San Francisco Starting September

Emirates Airlines is set to expand its network even further this year with the start of services to the West Coast of the U.S. On September 1st 2008 Emirates will open its third U.S. gateway with non-stop flights between the Californian city of Los Angeles and Dubai. The second route will launch on October 26th 2008 with non-stop flights between San Francisco and Dubai.

EK215 will depart Dubai (DXB) at 08:20 daily and arrive in Los Angeles (LAX) at 13:55. EK216 will depart Los Angeles at 16:45 daily and arrive in Dubai at 19:40 the next day. The new flight runs a distance of 8,339 miles, clocking 16 hours 35 minutes journey time to California, while the shorter return flight will be just under 16 hours.

EK225 will depart Dubai (DXB) at 08:45 daily and arrive in San Francisco (SFO) at 13:45. EK226 will depart San Francisco (SFO) at 15:45 daily and arrive in Dubai at 19:25 the next day. The distance between the two cities is 8,103 miles, which is about a 16 hour journey to San Francisco. The return flight will be 15 hours 40 minutes.

Am I excited about the new routes? I don't know. But for sure we are going to have some "interesting" new kind of people to blend in our already weird-mixed-country.

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